Gurei

I've found this game by pure incident and never regret about it since then. [h1]Visuals[/h1] To me the game has great visuals and black-white color scheme with contrast colors feels just right (also whole black-white art style is huge homage to old black-white samurai movies which is neat). Artists did incredible job. [h1]Story[/h1] To be honest game had my attention mostly by gameplay and visual aesthetic, so I wasn’t into story too much, but not so long time ago I learned more about the story of the game and I was pleasantly surprised. Developers put a lot of effort into it. I won’t go with spoilers here, but if you’re really interested I suggest to check out video “Listen to the Catfish” by CSideSummit. [h1]Music[/h1] When I only started to play Gurei, I didn’t pay much attention to the music all that much (especially on boss fights where I have to be very focused) so to me it was always has been just good and thematic. But when I listened to the whole OST on youtube… turned out actually music in the game is really well made. I think my favorite is Merciless Reaper (Snake boss fight music). [h1]Gameplay[/h1] [h3]Unforgiving game[/h3] At first Gurei seems like easy game, bu…

I was really excited about this one. The concept is great: every boss you beat makes the next one stronger, so the order you choose actually matters. That alone got me to buy it. But the movement killed it for me almost immediately. The dash has a noticeable delay before it kicks in, which feels really strange. I press it at exactly the right moment, and I still get hit because the character takes a beat to actually start moving. In a game that's entirely about precise boss fights, that's a big problem. Every fight ends up feeling like you're fighting the controls instead of the boss. I honestly don't see why it couldn't be snappy and responsive like in most modern action games. The idea behind the game is genuinely cool, and the art looks great, but right now it's just not pleasant to play.

Cool idea in theory...but nah I'll pass... Too much of a grind without the fun bits. Would really benefit from a lot of suggestions in some of the other reviews like practice mode, option for boss select after repeatedly running back (yes I get there's stuff to do on the map but lemme fast travel to the bosses!), extended I-frames (F the damn combo hits), more mobility (like movement speed and a real air dash not on a cooldown), reducing the lingering hitboxes (always feels disrespectful dodging through an attack only to get hit anyways), more useful skills, at least slightly reduced boss health, etc. I know, I know.... "git gud" blah blah blah... smh

This game could've been great but it only gives you 1 Life after you defeat a boss fight. Once you run out of lives, it start the game over from the very beginning (rogue like). On top of that, you have to run to the same area of the bosses instead of just teleporting me there. It's just not fun. Though the gameplay is really good.

Great Boss Rush Game! I love the way the bosses evolve and the artstyle!

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